The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-12-20
Is.ANo LOCALS.

ISLAND LOCALS.
~ ABOUT TOWN.
yleeislative reports on page Z.
'0ur Island correspondents have begun
their vacation early.
;, Mr.. J. H. Soper is opening fine line OF
Juvenile books for holiday gifts.
The Z. S S Juniata is replacing her Jap
anese with Chinese as ward room help.
There will be meeting of the Mutual
t3ephone Company on Friday afternoon.
-sssfhe Mariposa had about twenty-eight
cabin and forty steerage passengers in tran
sit
Mr.. Bennett, ships yeomaa, of the Van
dalia, has been quite i'll for about two weeks,
but Is now improving.
Miss Annette Wundenberg won the floral
prize, bv - vote of 23f to IS. AZ ST. Andrews
Church Fair, Thursday evening.
Christm A. and New Years falling on Sun
day. their public observance Is proclaimed
for the Monday following each.
- There Is a great moral lesson lurking in
- be remark quoted elsewhere from ex-Presi-
--fent Crews message of resignation.
Captain Lee, of the c. D. Bryant, says he
viii put his two-oared scull against similar
boat, on the 24th, for the sum of S25.
The school-boy, with shiny morning face
creeping unwillingly TO SCHOOL, will be seen
no more about town until January 4th.
Messrs. Il. Hackfeld u Co. announce the
projected departure of the steamship Waka-
noura Maru for Yokohama on Wednesday
next.
DR.. Murray Moore, OF Auckland, arrived
by the Mariposa TO spend a holiday in the
Islands. BE Will return by the January mail
steamer
re "symphonion'' is an automatic must
ca instrument among Mr.. Soper's holiday
goods, Il Is calculated to put fiddlers out of
5. NshiOu.
- resident of Nuuanu avenue telephoned
one evening having seen a very brilliant
meteor which was visible for a considerable
length Of time
The steam roller is keeping on the heels of
the matchmaking gang on Merchant street
Work is nearly completed on the whole line
above Fort street.
Mr. E. H. Woodwork, of the Crystal Soda
Works. being about 10 leave the Kingdom,
has appointed Mr. d. /. Bailey to act for
him nader full power Of attorney.
The "Rainbow Land: or Rambles 10 the
Hawaiian Islands, is the title of a lecture
recently delivered by Major Dane in the City
Hall, Auckland, for the benefit of the Y. NJ.
c. A.
H.B. N. S. Caroline. Captain Sir William
Miseman. Bart, Is coming to Honolulu from
san Francisco. The British ship Triumph
goes from Esquimalt via San Francisco to
Valparaiso TO relieve the Constance.
q The late Mrs. D. W. Glover. whose death
II announced to-day. was a great favorite
with The native people. Her funeral, that
occurred on Tuesday, was attended by forty
people on foot and twenty carriages con-
tanning from two to four each.
The Hon. A. F. Judd, on his return from
Court at Maimea, recently, presented Miss
Mary Green, temperance missionary of the
W. {. 4. I. among Hawaiians, with fifty dol
lars-a Christmas present from her friends
IN Paauhau and Waimea, Hawaii.
side thunder storm spoiled the holiday
sFiuess on Saturday evening. There was
-nDu4l crowd TO sustain Inc TWO auction
i0lS advertised. Dir. Ievev gave up his, and
AS audience joined Mr.. Morgan's, making
+. mp enough TO 90 on with fair success.
Msssrs. Roweu d Robertson, of the Ka3
naka Ranch. Maialua, have made valuable
additions to their stock. SIX bulls two
bort-Eorns and four Herefords) and six
Ems south Downs have Just been i'm
8lbrted. The animals are hne-lookiDg lot.
Twenty-Five carriages were counted wait
ing on Merchant street, below Fort street,
between 4 and o'clock Friday afternoon.
Besides curbstone politics, TO attract groups
together there was the arrival of the mail
from Hawaii and Maui by the steamer w. G.
Hail.
About five o'clock Saturday evening a
heavy thunder storm broke over the city.
The lightning was vivid followed quickly by
loud peais of thunder. Heavy rain fell at
short intervals and flashes of lightning were
frequent through the night. There were one
OF Two strong showers on Sunday afternoon,
but most of the day was fine.
M A. u. Hewett has still on hand a lot of
h, the historical pamphlets, " A Sketch of Re
Sspt Events" The little work will increase
= Value as time goes by, and all who wish to
secure copies for present or future reference,
or an accurate remembrancer of the "revo-
luton. should supply themselves at the
original low price while they can.
One Of the crew of the japanese steamer
Wakanoura Maru was reported to be driving
p brisk trade on his own account in gin.
Officer Hopkins interviewed the man and
was offered some of the stock, whereupon be
lie undertook to arrest him. The Captain
objected to this operation on board his ship
without a warrant, and Hopkins Withdrew
until he could get the document.
Monday last week. the schooner Manuoka-
v7al set sail for Koolau, but when about half
way out the passage she went on the reef on
the right hand side. A steam launch from
< L. ). ). Nandalia went to her assistance,
allied to get her off. Then the steamer
FfSale went ont and after taking on board
. rttS5f the schooner's cargo of paddy to
i-i fsgn her. took her in tow and hauled her
of ana back to the wharf.
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